Britain's Secret Treasures - ITV Studios
, United Kingdom
2012 - Associate Producer
A landmark history series for ITV1 presented by Michael Buerk & Bettany Hughes and made in collaboration with the British Museum charting the 50 most significant archaeological finds made by members of the British public
Working with leading academics and archaeologists at the British Museum and other institutions to work up stories for each object featured in the series - Planning and setting up shoots for 2 of the 6 programmes - Producing stories to make the best use of presenters available
War Digs With Harry Harris - Mandrill Television
, United Kingdom
2011 - Associate Producer
Discovery history series following the excavation of six aircraft uncovering the secrets of the Second World War
Working alone to Identify 6 crashed aircrafts with compelling human stories and interesting histories for excavation - Negotiating access to dig sites with very difficult landowners - Liaising with the MoD throughout the production period and keeping them on side - Tracing relatives of pilots/crew and persuading them to attend excavations - Directing several shoots - Edit producing VTs • One of the six programmes concluded with the burial of a missing Australian Spitfire pilot 70 years after his death
Celebrity Five Go To... - RDF Television
, United Kingdom
2011 - Associate Producer
Two series of this Channel 4 reality holiday format in which 5 celebs vie for the title of ultimate holidaymaker
- Identifying suitable holiday destinations for each set of five shows - Researching holiday activities to shoot in Cape Town and Lanzarote - Liaising with Tourist Boards - Coordinating the series finale for each series and persuading the Mayors of Cape Town and Arrecife to take part in filming - Obtaining permits to film
Making Britain Count - Twenty Twenty Television
, United Kingdom
2010 - Associate Producer
A BBC1 social history series presented by Michael Aspel celebrating the story of how Britain has changed over the last 100 years, as recorded by the Census
- Identifying the biggest changes in British society over the last century -Developing the programme's four strands - Tying in big social changes with census statistics - Identifying human-interest stories that illustrated these changes and casting experts - Setting up shoots and assisting with scriptwriting
Oz & Hugh Raise the Bar - RDF Television
, United Kingdom
2010 - Assistant Producer
A follow-up BBC2 series to the Christmas special featuring Oz Clarke and Hugh Dennis travelling the country in search of Britain's best drinks - Developing four drink-related sequences from scratch and setting them up in two weeks for two unplanned shoot days - Casting a series of home brewers for one of these sequences - Recceing locations - Second camera shooting
Wartime Secrets with Harry Harris - Mandrill Television
, United Kingdom
2010 - Associate Producer
WWII history series presented by London cabbie Harry Harris - A month's funded development leading to a five-programme commission and the series being the very first to broadcast on the Discovery History Channel - Working alone to identify themes and key stories - Working closely with the Imperial War Museum to identify key archive and stills - Reporting back to Discovery Channel - Gaining exclusive access to stories, interviewees and footage - Setting up an archeological dig for a Hawker Hurricane
Oz & Hugh Drink to Christmas - RDF Television
, United Kingdom
2009 - Assistant Producer
A one-off Christmas special for BBC2 in which wine expert Oz Clarke and comedian Hugh Dennis travelled around the UK in search of the ultimate festive tipple - Researching the history and production of a variety of "Christmas drinks" - Liaising closely with Oz Clarke to work up ideas and develop sequences - Recceing locations and contributors - Second camera shooting on Z1
Economy Gastronomy - Outline Productions
, United Kingdom
2009 - Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
A prime-time 6x60 series for BBC2 presented by chefs Allegra McEvedy & Paul Merrett showing families how to slash their food bills while eating better - Casting 6 contributor families - Developing meal plans for each family according to tastes and budget - Setting up shoots and writing scripts for VTs - Shooting actuality and VTs on EX3
The Supersizers Eat... - Silver River
, United Kingdom
2008 - Researcher
Two hour long programmes for this primetime BBC2 historical food series presented by Giles Coren and Sue Perkins - Researching the food, society and history of Britain in the 1950's and medieval periods - Developing sequences and menus on the strength of this research - Finding, recceing and negotiating fees for locations - Sourcing historically accurate props - Sourcing archive and stills - Booking guests on a very tight budget
Nazi London - Mandrill Television
, United Kingdom
2008 - Assistant Producer
2x30 for-broadcast history pilots for the Discovery Channel presented by London cabbie Harry Harris uncovering the stories of London's buildings connected with the Nazis - Working alone to gain access, set up all shoots and recce locations - Working closely with the Exec Producer to identify and shape the best stories - Finding contributors and negotiating fees - Liaising with the Presenter about stories
Market Kitchen - Optomen Television
, United Kingdom
2008 - Assistant Producer
UKTV Food's flagship daily show celebrating seasonal recipes presented by Tom Parker Bowles & Matthew Fort
- Liaising with chefs about recipes and planning weekly cooking shoots filmed at Borough market (both recipes and introductions to recipes) - Setting up VT shoots (Foodie weekends away in Barcelona & Norfolk) - Overseeing weekly taste tests filmed in the studio
- Filming Vox Pops at restaurant openings & other food-related events
A Place in the Sun Hotspots - Freeform Productions
, United Kingdom
2008 - Researcher
Three prime-time hour-long specials for Channel 4 about Brits buying property in Spain, France and Eastern Europe
- Setting up 6-day shoots in each country in a week
- Researching the property market in different parts of each country, highlighting trends and turning these into stories
- Finding suitable contributors in each location
- Shaping property-related stories in each region
A Cook's Tour of Spain - Silver River
, United Kingdom
2007 - Researcher
A 6x30 prime-time, features series for Channel 4 following outdoorsman Guy Grieve and cook Thomasina Miers on a wild food tour of Spain - Organising recces and shoots in three southern regions of Spain - Finding Spanish and English speaking local contributors and experts - Researching hunting, fishing, history and wildlife in the regions - Obtaining all filming, hunting and fishing permits - Logging rushes
The Wright Stuff - Princess Productions
, United Kingdom
2007 - Researcher
Five's daily live 90 min studio topical discussion show - Researching discussion topics - Writing comprehensive briefs and biogs - Briefing panel guests - Generating ideas for daily discussion topics - Identifying and cutting suitable news footage for hard clips and underlay - Screening viewers' calls, texts and emails - Coordinating audience - Setting up VT shoots
Doctor Doctor - Princess Productions
, United Kingdom
2007 - Researcher
Five's daily live studio medical show presented by Drs. Mark Porter and Raj Persaud - Researching and writing briefs for a range of medical topics - Contributor finding and booking (doctors and case studies) - Organising medical demonstrations and finding medical stills - Screening viewers' calls and emails - Setting up VT shoots - Assisting with scriptwriting
Development - Princess Productions
, United Kingdom
2007 - Development Researcher
Working on a range of studio talk shows at different stages of development - Identifying suitable talent - Preparing pitches - Consistently contributing to development meetings - Projects also included extensive paid development on a C4 treatment for a new teen issues-based area for their website - Holding focus groups with teenagers and reporting back with findings
The Friday Night Project 4 - Princess Productions
, United Kingdom
2007 - Researcher
A 50 min comedy-entertainment series for Channel 4 presented by Justin Lee-Collins and Alan Carr - Sourcing prizes and negotiating credits - Setting up VT shoots - Co-ordinating audience - Screening audience questions
The Friday Night Project Christmas Special - Princess Productions
, United Kingdom
2006 - Researcher
1x50 best-of compilation show - Working closely with the Producer to identify the best material from the previous two series - Auditioning choirs
Dom Joly's Happy Hour - Princess Productions
, United Kingdom
2006 - Researcher
A 6x50 factual entertainment show for Sky 1 following Dom Joly as he investigated drinking habits in 6 different countries - Researching drinking cultures in Mexico and India - Researching locations - Identifying and shaping stories - Organising recces and setting up shoots - Sourcing props and costumes- Translating Spanish language research resources
Date My Mom - Princess Productions
, United Kingdom
2006 - Researcher
- Researching and recceing a series of date locations - Negotiating location fees - Assisting AP's on shoots and with scripting
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